Principles of Teaching in a Diverse PK-3rd Classroom.

Catalog description

Course provides candidates with foundational knowledge to execute the Plan-Instruct-Assess-Reflect cycle of mindful teaching at the PK-3rd grade levels. This course builds on content from EDMS236A regarding the relationship between elements of teaching and instructional organization to effectively teach in culturally and linguistically diverse and inclusive PK-3 classrooms through the use of backwards design, developmentally appropriate pedagogies including play, Universal Design for Learning, and differentiated instruction. The focus will be grounded in a Social Justice/ Multicultural paradigm.